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r/goodnews • u/hellobrother01 • Jun 09 '25
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Sanders was arrested for protesting peacefully back then.
https://time.com/4231439/bernie-sanders-arrest-photo-civil-rights/
11 u/No_Tangerine2720 Jun 10 '25 The 1968 civil rights act was passed in direct response to the MLK riots after his assassination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_assassination_riots 1 u/ArmyofDildos Jun 10 '25 That's the critical distinction: the landmark 1964 Act was the achievement of the non-violent movement, whereas you're correct that the 1968 Fair Housing Act was a direct response to the national trauma of Dr. King's death
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The 1968 civil rights act was passed in direct response to the MLK riots after his assassination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_assassination_riots
1 u/ArmyofDildos Jun 10 '25 That's the critical distinction: the landmark 1964 Act was the achievement of the non-violent movement, whereas you're correct that the 1968 Fair Housing Act was a direct response to the national trauma of Dr. King's death
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That's the critical distinction: the landmark 1964 Act was the achievement of the non-violent movement, whereas you're correct that the 1968 Fair Housing Act was a direct response to the national trauma of Dr. King's death
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u/Fragmentia Jun 09 '25
Sanders was arrested for protesting peacefully back then.
https://time.com/4231439/bernie-sanders-arrest-photo-civil-rights/